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Postal services tenders and contracts

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110 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

Postal services contracts ,

110 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest postal services contracts awarded

Awarded 1 October 2026

Postal Services

London Borough of Harrow · London
Value not stated
Awarded 21 September 2026

RE25132_ A Postal Services & Solutions Interim Contract

London Borough of Ealing · London
Value not stated
Awarded 9 September 2026

Provision of Postal Services & Solutions

London Borough of Sutton · London
£150k
Awarded 31 August 2026

Pan London Postal Goods and Services

London Borough of Hackney · London
£432k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Royal Mail Group won the most postal services contracts

DHL eCommerce UK won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Royal Mail Group
North West · See every contract
+8
48£43.1m37
2 Whistl
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
13£14.4m13
3 Whistl UK Limited
North West · See every contract
11£71.8m5
4 DHL eCommerce UK
East Midlands · See every contract
4£321m4
5jointG3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Ltd
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2£3.6m2
5jointCFH Docmail
SME · See every contract
2£2.1m2
5jointIntegrity Print
West Midlands · SME · See every contract
2£942k1
5jointSynertec Limited
South West · See every contract
2£71k1
9jointSPS UK&I
West Midlands · See every contract
1£4.4m1
9jointGXO Logistics
North East · See every contract
1£2m1

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Who buys

Councils award 47% of postal services contracts

NHS and health buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £395k against £384k. Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils47 contractsHousing associations5 contractsNHS and health17 contractsSchools and colleges6 contractsOther public bodies25 contractsUnder £100k25 contracts · median £32k£100k to £1m46 contracts · median £382k£1m or more29 contracts · median £2.5m
Councils47 contractsHousing5 contractsNHS and health17 contractsSchools6 contractsOther25 contractsUnder £100k25 contracts£100k to £1m46 contracts£1m or more29 contracts
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18 buyers bought postal services more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many postal services contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

66 buyers1 contract13 buyers2 contracts4 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
66 buyers113 buyers24 buyers3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many postal services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn1235Postal services contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLDriver and Vehicle Licen…Department of FinanceHome OfficeLlywodraeth Cymru / Wels…University Hospitals of…Derbyshire County CouncilNorthumberland County Co…
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn1235Postal services contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLDriver and Vehicle Licen…Department of FinanceHome OfficeLlywodraeth Cymru /…University Hospitals of…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
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5£1.6m
2Home Office
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4£20.5m
3Derbyshire County Council
See every contract
3£2.3m
4Northumberland County Council
See every contract
3£1m
5GreenSquareAccord
See every contract
3£967k
6Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
See every contract
2£11m
7Lancashire County Council
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2£3.6m
8London Borough of Hackney
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2£864k
9Chesterfield Borough Council
See every contract
2£639k
10Cheshire East Council
See every contract
2£575k
Prices

Half of postal services contracts are worth less than £383k

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £383k
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £383k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 89% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyDHL eCommerce UK · 11 Feb 2026£316m
  2. Department of FinanceWhistl UK Limited · 27 Apr 2026£47m
  3. Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentRoyal Mail Group · 12 Jun 2026£11m
  4. H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSWhistl UK Limited · 2 Jun 2026£9.6m
  5. Home OfficeWhistl UK Limited · 17 Sep 2026£7.2m
  6. Home OfficeRoyal Mail Group · 13 Aug 2026£6.9m
  7. Home OfficeWhistl UK Limited · 17 Sep 2026£6m
  8. East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilRoyal Mail Group · 18 Nov 2024£5.5m
  9. Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustSPS UK&I · 26 Sep 2025£4.4m
  10. Sheffield City CouncilRoyal Mail Group · 14 May 2025£3.7m
Where and when

The North West awards the most postal services contracts. May and June are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
North West19£7.5m
Yorkshire and the Humber10£20.2m
North East8£4m
East Midlands8£3.3m
Wales8£333m
London7£8.8m
Scotland7£3.7m
South East6£1.6m
South West6£438k
West Midlands5£6m
East of England2£280k
Northern Ireland2£48.9m
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Key findings
  • 89%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest postal services contracts.

    Of 100 contracts with a published value.
  • 13%

    of postal services contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 87 award notices.
  • 30%

    of postal services contracts are awarded in May and June.

    33 of 110 contracts.

Questions

How many postal services contracts does the UK public sector award?

110 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 84 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector postal services contract worth?

The median is £383k, and 43% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector postal services contracts?

Royal Mail Group won the most (48). DHL eCommerce UK won the most by value (£321m).

Which buyers award the most postal services contracts?

Councils award 47% of them.

What is included

Collection and delivery of letters, large letters and packets through Royal Mail or an access operator, including collection of outgoing mail, franking or sortation, bulk mailings, downstream access injection, and tracked, international and overseas mail.

  • First and second class letters
  • Collection of post from the buyer's offices
  • Letters, large letters and parcels within the UK
  • Pre-paid return mail
  • International untracked mail
  • Worldwide mail conveyancing
  • Collection of unfranked mail, franking and onward distribution
  • Scheduled bulk mailings
  • Outbound mail solutions
  • Downstream access

What is not included

  • Parcels through carrier networks (trn.post.parcel-delivery)
  • Unaddressed door drops (trn.post.door-to-door-distribution)
  • Hybrid mail and print-and-post (it.ent.hybrid-mail)
  • Franking machine supply and lease (another industry: office-admin)
  • Post room staffing (cln.softfm.post-room)